Olsynium
purple-eyed grass, grass-widow
1 species
2 subspecies and varieties
2 subspecies and varieties
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Olsynium douglasii – grass-widow, purple-eyed grass-widow
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington, but more widespread east of the crest; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho, Nevada, and Utah.
Habitat: Coastal bluffs, prairies, open rocky areas, oak and ponderosa pine woodlands, sagebrush and juniper desert, where moist in early spring.
Origin: Native
Flowers: January-June
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington, but more widespread east of the crest; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho, Nevada, and Utah.
Habitat: Coastal bluffs, prairies, open rocky areas, oak and ponderosa pine woodlands, sagebrush and juniper desert, where moist in early spring.
Origin: Native
Flowers: January-June
Growth Duration: Perennial
• var. douglasii – purple-eyed grass-widow
• var. inflatum – grass-widow, purple-eyed grass-widow
